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The Global Positioning System, otherwise known as GPS, is a military and civilian system that is operated by the United States Space Force to provide geolocation and navigation services with the use of GPS satellites. In the realm of aviation, GPS system technology proves to be an invaluable asset for flight navigation, providing pilots with three or four-dimensional location data to track an aircraft’s position, speed, time, and more. In this blog, we will discuss how the global positioning system works utilizing its various components, as well as how they benefit aviation.

Having an exhaust system that is both well maintained and serviced will ensure that an aircraft is able to perform with great efficiency and power, as well as allow for safe operation. The aircraft exhaust system plays two vital roles: venting spent gases and heat from the engine, as well as providing heat for the cabin and carburetor. In this article, we will discuss the role of the exhaust system for engines and the aircraft as a whole.

When the winter season arrives, there are many things that affect aircraft and flight. With denser air, aircraft may fly better with increased lift and power with more air intake. Despite these benefits, there are also important considerations that should be made for the components of the aircraft. Aircraft propellers, one of the most significant components for flight, can be affected by the cold with slower, sluggish control, or even face damage. Due to this, extra care and maintenance should always be done during the winter months, especially in colder environments when your aircraft may be stored for longer periods of time. Before your aircraft is either flown or stored, you should always properly and thoroughly inspect the propellers.

Removing and installing an aircraft engine can be a very complex and lengthy procedure. Whether the engine has exceeded its lifespan, needs thorough inspection, or has faced internal failure, there inevitably comes a time in which the entire engine needs to be removed from the aircraft. As every aircraft and jet engine has different parts and procedures, there is not a manual for removal steps that encapsulates every type. That being stated, there does exist general removal procedures and steps that must be done during the process. In this blog, we will discuss some of these general tasks while removing an aircraft engine.

In the general aviation industry, the most commonly used type of engines are turbine, which universally feature a set of fan blades that compress air, mix it with fuel, and ignite it to produce thrust.Turbine engines come in various configurations: turboshafts convey the power they generate to a rotating shaft (typically a helicopter’s rotor), while turboprops drive a propeller the same way piston engines do. Turbojet and turbofan engines generate thrust from the kinetic energy of the hot exhaust gas and the bypass air forced around the core engine. Of all turbine engines, turbofans are the most popular type, and play an incredibly important role in the transportation sector.

Within the scope of aviation, the two most used forms of aircraft engines are low-bypass turbojets and high-bypass turbofans. Turbojets are suitable for high performance and supersonic speeds, but suffer from low fuel efficiency. Turbofans, on the other hand, are popular for commercial aircraft and specialize in fuel efficiency and subsonic thrust, but do not perform well at supersonic speeds. For aircraft that fly mixed missions, being able to bridge these two types of functionality through the use of variable cycle engines (VCE) proves to be an important endeavor for the future of engine fuel systems and is expected to be fully realized in the foreseeable future.

Losing a primary flight control is never something a pilot wants to have happen. But if you do lose elevator control, there are strategies to help keep the aircraft in the sky.